Two leading Telethon Kids Institute researchers will use more than $1.1 million in National Health and Medical Research Council funding to improve outcomes for some of the world’s most vulnerable children and young people. ...

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Anna Yael Hunt Perry AH YP DipTch, BEd BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD Research Administrator Program Head, Mental Health & Youth; Head, Youth Mental ...

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Not all children or teenagers identify with the gender they were assigned at birth. As a result, some may choose to change their name, their clothes or their body. With considerably higher rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm and attempted suicide, the need for specialist mental health services has been recognised. ...

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Nearly 170 years ago a British doctor applied geospatial mapping to identify the source of a cholera outbreak in central London. Using a street map to plot the location of the homes of the sick, Dr John Snow was able to pinpoint a ‘ground zero’ for the outbreak – a contaminated water pump. ...

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• 2023
• December

Children with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have difficulty adapting to the school context and may therefore be more likely to be suspended. We examined the association between ACEs and suspensions using linked administrative data on children born in Western Australia from July 2003–June 2004. ...

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• 2021
• July 2021

Cognitive and motor dysfunction are hallmark features of the psychosis continuum, and have been detected during late childhood and adolescence in youth who report psychotic experiences (PE). However, previous investigations have not explored infancy and early childhood development. ...

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• 2021
• September 2021

The Telethon Kids Institute Beacon Project would not have been made possible without the generous support and collaborations of the following organisations. ...

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Bep Shakara Yael Uink Liddelow-Hunt Perry BU SLH YP BPsych(Hons.), MAppPsy(Clinical), PhD BPhil(Hons) BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD Honorary ...

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Seven important Telethon Kids Institute research projects have received support from the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund through the WA Near-Miss Awards (WANMA). ...

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• 2022
• June

Policy Context Indicator Information View the Maps Alcohol, tobacco and cannabis are the substances most frequently used by young people1. Common ...

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